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SaaS Company Sprockets Completes Venture Raise
January 11, 2021CHARLESTON, S.C. (January 11, 2021)—Today, Sprockets, a software as a service (SaaS) company serving the foodservice, health care and hospitality markets, announced a $3.4 million venture raise, allowing them to furtherRead More →: SaaS Company Sprockets Completes Venture Raise -
Dina Announces Series A Funding Round
January 11, 2021CHICAGO (January 11, 2021)—Dina, an AI-powered care-at-home platform and network, announced that it has successfully closed a $7 million Series A funding round led by Philadelphia-based Osage Venture Partners. Existing investors, strategicRead More →: Dina Announces Series A Funding Round -
CMS Certifies Expansion of Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model
January 8, 2021WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 8, 2021)—Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model has been certified for expansion through rulemaking beginning noRead More →: CMS Certifies Expansion of Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model -
Interim Healthcare Names Therapist of the Year
January 8, 2021SUNRISE, Fla., (January 8, 2021)—Interim HealthCare Inc., the nation’s leading franchise network of home care, senior care, home health and hospice and health care staffing services, names Ethan Sowell, physical therapist,Read More →: Interim Healthcare Names Therapist of the Year -
CMS Memo Updates COVID-19 Infection Control Survey
January 8, 2021WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 8, 2021)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Quality, Safety and Oversight (QSO) group recently released a memo revising the COVID-19 Focused Infection Control Survey for AcuteRead More →: CMS Memo Updates COVID-19 Infection Control Survey -
HME Providers Receive Long-Awaited Oxygen Relief
January 8, 2021WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 8, 2020)—On Dec. 21, 2020, both the House and Senate passed a COVID-19 relief bill that included provisions addressing a Medicare payment disparity for oxygen products in ruralRead More →: HME Providers Receive Long-Awaited Oxygen Relief -
CareFinders Total Care Continues Expansion in Pennsylvania
January 7, 2021CAMDEN, N.J. (January 7, 2021)—Care Finders Total Care, LLC. (CFTC) is pleased to announce the addition of another outstanding homecare agency to their Pennsylvania group of companies. ORI HomeCare follows onRead More →: CareFinders Total Care Continues Expansion in Pennsylvania -
UnitedHealth Group to Purchase Change Healthcare
January 6, 2021EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. & NASHVILLE, Tenn. (January 6, 2021)—Optum, a diversified health services company and part of UnitedHealth Group, and Change Healthcare, a health care technology leader, have agreed to combine.Read More →: UnitedHealth Group to Purchase Change Healthcare -
ArchCare Rolls Out Telehealth for PACE Participants
January 6, 2021NEW YORK (January 6, 2021)—ArchCare, the Archdiocese of New York’s health care system that every day cares for more than 9,000 seniors, the poor and persons with special needs, announced thatRead More →: ArchCare Rolls Out Telehealth for PACE Participants -
Occupational Therapists Can Now Open Home Health Cases
January 6, 2021WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 6, 2021)—Occupational therapy practitioners are celebrating passage of the large year-end omnibus legislative package because one measure will ease access to therapy for our nation’s most vulnerable populations.Read More →: Occupational Therapists Can Now Open Home Health Cases -
Henry Shein, Inc Enters Medical Supply Market with Prism Acquisition
January 6, 2021MELVILLE, N.Y. (January 6, 2021)—Henry Schein, Inc., the world’s largest provider of health care solutions to office-based dental and medical practitioners, today announced the acquisition of a majority ownership position inRead More →: Henry Shein, Inc Enters Medical Supply Market with Prism Acquisition -
ACHC Learning Management System Earns Reaccreditation from IACET
January 6, 2021CARY, N.C. (January 6, 2021)—The Accreditation Commission for Health Care’s (ACHC) learning management system, HealthTrainU, was recently awarded a five-year reaccreditation from the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).Read More →: ACHC Learning Management System Earns Reaccreditation from IACET
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